goal advantage

The Bantams are still punching above their weight. After knocking Arsenal out of the Capital One Cup, Bradford have now put Aston Villa on the back foot with a stunning 3-1 win in last night's semi-final first-leg at Valley Parade last night. Striker Nahki Wells gave the League Two side a first-half lead, and centre-back [.

Beautiful goal by Adriano Correia who was panned just last week for that mindless challenge on
Cristiano Ronaldo earning him a red card. Ten man Barca went on to lose the Spanish Super Cup on
Real's away goal advantage.

But the story is the plummeting form and minutes of Cesc Fabregas under Tito Vilanova.

Nothing went right for Barcelona in the first 30 minutes. Real were rampant running all over
Barca not allowing them a whiff of the ball. It took two defensive errors to turn things around at
the Bernabeu as Pepe who made his return in this leg volleyed deep into the Barca defense.

One doesn't quite know what Mascherano was thinking but he completely misjudges the trajectory
and a lurking Gonzalo Higuain latches onto the ball and clear onto the goal making no mistake.

Nothing went right for Barcelona in the first 30 minutes. Real were rampant running all over
Barca not allowing them a whiff of the ball. It took two defensive errors to turn things around at
the Bernabeu as Pepe who made his return in this leg volleyed deep into the Barca defense.

One doesn't quite know what Mascherano was thinking but he completely misjudges the trajectory
and a lurking Gonzalo Higuain latches onto the ball and clear onto the goal making no mistake.

A last-minute Mario Gomez snaffler ensured Bayern Munich will be going into the second leg at
the Bernabeu next Wednesday with a one-goal advantage, with the Germans winning the first leg 2-1
in the Allianz Arena last night.

Franck Ribery opened the scoring in the 17th minute, thunking a half-volleyed shot past an
unsighted Iker Casillas when Toni Kroos' corner fell kindly amongst a crowded penalty area withÂ
Mesut Ozil equalising for Real, clipping home Ronaldo's cross from about 30cm out.

Many missed chances. And nerves jangling right to the end for Chelsea. Benfica did not have any
of their four recognized center backs including Garay, Luisao, Vitor, and Jardel. Jorge Jesus, the
Benfica coach had to rejigger his back four using Javi Garcia, a midfielder and Emerson, a left
back.

A huge game today with Sunderland vs Man United and Man United looking for 3 points to keep the
pressure on City. If United win here and City don't beat QPR then the Premier League will be
heading to Old Trafford again, but if City win then United can't overtake them in the league unless
they are to amazingly beat Sunderland by 8 or 9 goals, unfortunately this is unlikely to happen for
the club.

First-half goals from Paul Scholes and Ashley Young ensured the title will go down to the wire,
however with United with a tricky trip to the Stadium Of Light next week and City with a home tie v
QPR and an 8 goal advantage it looks as if the noisey neighbours are going to be a hell of a lot
noisier next week-end.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that his side's two recent defeats against
relegation-threatened QPR and Wigan Athletic are down to mental lapses that must be addressed in
order to secure third place.

Last season, Manchester City shockingly leapfrogged the Gunners into third place after the last
round of fixtures, leaving Wenger's men with no other choice but to begin this season early to
qualify for the Champions League group stage.

East Providence Sports found two goals from Jimmy Hernandez in Sunday's 2-0 win over Taunton
Sports at Riverside Rec Park.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. Jimmy Hernandez grabbed a brace for the hosts and Jimmi Underhill earned
his first clean sheet of the season in East Providence's 2-0 win over Taunton Sports in LUSA League
action on Sunday.

FC Barcelona dominated play but had no goals to show for it after a scoreless first half against
Real Madrid, but they broke through in the second half with three straight goals to erase a
Cristiano Ronaldo opener and take control of the Spanish Super Cup series.

Goals from Pedro, Lionel Messi and Xavi helped Barcelona jump out to a 3-1 lead before Angel
DiMaria pounced on a Victor Valdes blunder to give Real Madrid a valuable goal in a 3-2 Barcelona
first-leg victory at Camp Nou on Thursday.

Barcelona won't be taking any chances when Chelsea come visiting at the Stamford Bridge tomorrow
for their return leg of their semi final Champions League fixture.

The Catalan giants who lost for the first at home this season to Real Madrid over the weekend,
will be like wounded lions against a confident Chelsea side who carry a slender 1 goal advantage
into tomorrow's match

"We have to congratulate Madrid for their win and the title that they have also won
tonight," Guardiola said.

Week 17 brought plenty of goals and spectacular finishes. We had late game drama in New England, a
convincing win by DC, and a California Classico that shocked and entertained us late Saturday
night. It was a match-up so heated and contested that even the San Jose Mascot got dragged into the
drama.

FOXBORO, Mass â€“ It was far from the New England Revolution's prettiest performance of the
season on Wednesday, but style mattered little as the Revs grabbed an important 2-1 victory over
the Colorado Rapids in front of just 6,149 at Gillette Stadium.

The Rapids (4-5-0, 12 points) took an early lead, but the Revs (3-5-0, 9 points) struck back
grabbing goals through Saer Sene and Fernando Cardenas before halftime and then holding onto their
one goal advantage for the final 45 minutes.

The Rest

Adrian Mutu's conflict and controversy filled career has led him to sign with Ligue 1 clube
Ajaccio, putting him back in the same league as former Juventus teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Though
the 33-year-old Romanian striker only scored eight goals for relegated Cesena last season, he
believes that he and Zlatan are engaging in a goal-scoring battle for the ages.

Welcome to tonight's In-Game Blog for the match between the U.S. Men's National Team and Brazil.
We'll have all the information on this international friendly for the USA, including lineups,
pre-game facts and in-game notes from Landover.

It was aÂ puddleÂ that the Portland Phoenix simply could notÂ paddle out of.

AfterÂ sinking into aÂ 3-0 hole, the PhoenixÂ scored twice in the final 10 minutes butÂ
ultimately fellÂ shortÂ 3-2Â to the Brooklyn Italians (PSL)Â in a rain-soaked U.S. Open Cup
qualifier at Deering High School in Portland, Maine.